The barrel is the most remarkable part of the PPS/50. The drilled
barrel-cover gives the carbine a military look. It features a screw fixed base
with a dovetail blade front sight and a folding “V” leaf rear sight adjustable
for windage and elevation. The operation is semi-automatic, blowback type. Two
recoil springs, located behind the bolt, insure the correct closing. The release
is locked by a lever type safety. The gun can use three different types of magazine
: the drum magazine, the long prismatin magazine and the short prismatic magazine.
It features a beechwood stock and sandblasted and blued metal parts.